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Saltillo

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Saltillo is the capital and largest city of Coahuila in northeastern Mexico, with a metropolitan population of over 1 million people that makes it the 14th most populated metropolitan area in the country. The city is notable for being ranked as Mexico's most competitive city among those with over one million inhabitants, according to the Urban Competitiveness Index.

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Settlement.official_name: Saltillo
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.nicknames: The Athens of Mexico, The Detroit of Mexico
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Saltillo.svg
Settlement.image_map: Mun.Saltillo-Coahuila.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Saltillo within the municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Mexico#Mexico Coahuila
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Mexico
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Coahuila
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Saltillo
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Javier Díaz González
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: July 25, 1577

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Official name: Saltillo
Population: 864431
Elevation: 1560
Official website: www.saltillo.gob.mx
Image: Saltillo, mexico(3).jpg
Dialing code: 844
Licence plate code: 5

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native label: Saltillo
inception: 1577-00-00
Commons category: Saltillo
postal code: 25000–25299
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Contents

History
Colonial era
Early Mexico
Porfiriato and Mexican Revolution
20th century
Geography
Orography and hydrography
San Lorenzo Canyon
Arroyo de los Ojitos
Arroyo de la Tortola
Arroyo del Charquillo
Cevallos Creek
Arroyo de la Navarreña
Land El Aguaje
Sierra La Concordia
Sierra Catana
Climate
Demographics
Population
Economy
Education
Government
Sites of interest
Cultural
Religious
Museums
Culture
Matachines
Sarape de Saltillo
Pulque bread
The Saltillo Rondalla of the UAAAN
Sports
Transportation
Sister cities
Notable people
References
Bibliography
Further reading
External links

Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. As of a 2020 census, Saltillo had a population of 879,958 people, while the Saltillo metropolitan area population was 1,031,779, making Saltillo the largest city in the state of Coahuila, and the 14th most populated metropolitan area in the country. Saltillo is considered the most competitive city in Mexico for cities with over one million inhabitants. Saltillo's success is due to its strong performance in the Urban Competitiveness Index (ICU), which is developed by the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO). The ICU evaluates cities based on 35 indicators, including law, society, infrastructure, labor market, political system, and innovation. Saltillo is also the safest capital city in Mexico, according to INEGI data from 2025.

Saltillo is one of the most industrialized cities in Mexico and has one of the largest automotive industries in the country, with plants such as Tupy, Grupo Industrial Saltillo, General Motors, Stellantis, Daimler AG, Freightliner Trucks, BorgWarner, Plastic Omnium, Magna, and Nemak operating in the region. The city and its metropolitan area also house a large number of plants providing manufactured goods to various other multinational companies, including Tesla's new plant in Mexico, located less than an hour away in the neighboring Santa Catarina, Nuevo León also Saltillo is a prominent manufacturing hub noted for its commerce, communications, and manufacturing of products both traditional and modern.